Virginia Tech Dining Plan Is A Student’s Dream

 

Virginia Tech’s dining halls offer students a variety of food options, easy accessibility and save students time.

 

By Matt Betcher

 

One of the best aspects of student life at Virginia Tech’s is the quality and plethora of food options that the school provides.

 

The school constantly ranks as one of the top dining services in schools nationwide.

Achieving the coveted number one ranking in 2009 according to The Princeton Review.

 

After your first year of school each student faces the question of whether to have a campus meal plan or cook meals at home.

 

For most students that decision comes easily, as many find that eating on campus is easier and helps students by saving them time.

 

“After moving off campus sophomore year, I found that it was still easier to get meals on campus,” said Ben Heery.

 

Many students face the problem of not having a car when living both on and off campus, which makes it difficult for students to buy food at grocery stores.

 

“I have a very demanding workload between classes and the organizations I am involved in,” Heery said. “I don’t have time to cook meals every night and since I don’t have a car, going to the grocery store is more of a hassle.”

 

Most grocery stores are not within walking distance of students making them rely on other people and the Blacksburg Transit if they don’t have a car.

 

Jack Douthett a part-time student at Virginia Tech doesn’t own a meal plan and cooks his food at his home.

 

“It’s definitely easier for you to eat food on campus,” said Douthett. “I have to take out an hour or two once a week just to replenish my food supply.”

 

“It also takes time to make food, which is not a problem for me because I am a part-time student right now,” Douthett said. “But if I were a full-time student it would it would definitely be problematic if I had no meal plan.”

 

Virginia Tech offers various meal plans to students. Students on campus are required to purchase one of the schools major dining plans. Whereas off campus students have the luxury to purchase whichever plan they want.

 

“The best part about Virginia Tech dining halls is how they’re spread out across campus,” said Alex Guidry a freshman at Tech. “You are within a 10 minute walk of a dining hall at all times, making it easy to get food after class.”

 

Eating food on-campus makes life easier for students and also provides several options to meet different dietary needs of students.